The household below stairs: Porters at Somerset House

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

Citation:

'The household below stairs: Porters at Somerset House', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, ed. R O Bucholz( London, 2006), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp554-555 [accessed 26 November 2024].

Groom Porters at Somerset House 1672–1685

The groom porters at Somerset House were appointed by lord steward's warrant.

Groom Porters 1672–1685



1672	20 July	Beare, H.
1672	14 Sept.	Roberts, N.
1678	24 Dec.	Willson, J.
1679	28 Dec.	Moloy, N.
1683	25 Sept.	Salmon, R.

Supernumerary Groom Porter 1675–1685



1675	8 Feb.	Smith, W.

Porters at Somerset House 1706–1776

The porters at Somerset House were appointed by warrant of the lord steward. As established in 1706, the three porters made £40, £30 and £20 per annum respectively. In March 1707 they received an additional £10 apiece for firing and candles. All three positions were abolished by Lady Day 1776. (fn. 1)

First Porter (Porter at the Gate) 1706–1775



1706	24 Sept.	Frost, R.
1713	10 July	Salmon, R.
1717	27 Feb.	Dunkerley, A.
1729	15 Jan.	Meakins, J.
1734	15 Apr.	Mason, H.
1766	24 Apr.	Evans, D.

Porters of the Watergate [Second Porter] 1706–1775



1706	24 Sept.	Salmon, R.
1713	10 July	Allen, J.
1715	16 Nov.	Dunckerley, A.
1717	27 Feb.	Meakins, J.
1729	15 Jan.	Tournay, R.
1747	20 Nov.	Rogers, B.
1768	27 Jan.	Stephenson, W. [?pos. First Porter]

Under-Porter and Lamplighter [Third Porter] 1706–1776



1706	24 Sept.	Allen, J.
1713	10 July	Monk, A.
1715	1 Feb.	Dunckerley, A.
1715	16 Nov.	Meakins, J.
1717	27 Feb.	Pinckney, H.
1723	17 Sept.	Greengrass, T.
1726	29 Oct.	Pococke, C.
1742	10 May	Matthews, F.
1764	26 Oct.	Stephenson, W.
1768	27 Jan.	Rosser, E.
1769	25 May	Eaton, J.
1770	20 July	Younger, A.
1773	23 Oct.	Girkin, J.